Golf roundup: Three tied for lead at Open

Posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011

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WALTON ON THE HILL, England -- Mark Calcavecchia surrendered a three-shot cushion to end the third round of the Senior British Open on Saturday tied for the lead with fellow American Russ Cochran and South Africa's David Frost.

Calcavecchia, the co-leader after the first and second rounds at Walton Heath, was in cruise control at 10 under with six holes remaining before imploding when his accuracy off the tee deserted him.

A disastrous triple-bogey 7 at No. 13 -- after driving into the heather beside the fairway -- was followed by another dropped shot on No. 16, although the 1989 British Open champion salvaged something from his round with a neat birdie at the final hole.

Calcavecchia, bidding to become the fourth player to capture the British Open double, shot 72 to put him at 7-under 209. His stumble gave a bunched-up field renewed hope in the Champions Tour's third major of the year.

PGA TOUR: At Vancouver, British Columbia, Bo Van Pelt birdied four of his last five holes, including the final two, to finish with a 65 and a one-stroke lead after three rounds at the RBC Canadian Open.

Canadian Adam Hadwin, playing on a sponsor's exemption, missed a 12-foot birdie putt on 18 to finish with a 68, and alone in second at 4-under 206.

LPGA TOUR: At Evian-les-Bains, France, former champion Ai Miyazato of Japan took a two-shot lead at the Evian Masters, shooting a 5-under 67 in the third round to move to 13 under overall.

Miyazato, who won her first LPGA title at the Evian Masters two years ago, made five birdies. She heads into today's fourth round ahead of a group of four players, including Kraft Nabisco winner Stacy Lewis.

Overnight leader Miki Saiki of Japan, Ran Hong of South Korea and Angela Stanford are also at 11 under.

I.K. Kim of South Korea moved into contention after shooting up the leaderboard from 2 under overnight to 10 under with a brilliant round of 64.